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Benue New Year Attack: Police arrests 8 herdsmen

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2018

Eight herdsmen have been arrested by the Benue state police command in connection with New Year Day’s attacks on Guma and Logo Local Governments in which 17 people died. The command’s Spokesman, Mr. Moses Yamu, said on Wednesday in Makurdi that the attacks were carried out between December 31

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Bishop Matthew Kukah’s brother kidnapped in Kaduna

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2018

Yohanna Kukah, a traditional ruler in Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State has been abducted. The monarch with the title ‘Agwam Akulu,’ is the younger brother of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah. ‎ ‎The attackers arrived at his private residence in Anchuna around 9pm. According to TheCable, they […]

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Breaking: Benue killing: Youths protest Fulani attack, gives Buhari final option

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2018

Youths in their hundreds are currently protesting the killings of people of the state by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State. The youths  converged at the popular Food Basket Roundabout in Wurukum, Makurdi, the state capital.  The aggrieved youths who wield posters are calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to “act now or resign.” The protest has […]

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Fuel Scarcity: Buhari should stop blame-game, take responsibility for his actions for once  -Fayose

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2018

  Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose has carpeted President Muhammadu Buhari over claim that some Nigerians were deliberately inflicting hardship on Nigerians by creating the current fuel scarcity and that he was determined to get to the root of what he described as “collective blackmail”, telling the President to “take responsibility and stop blame […]

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Unpaid Salaries: Faleke attacks Gov. Bello for donating cars, cash gift to masquerades

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

A former Campaign Coordinator to President Muhammadu Buhari and Deputy Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State James Abiodun Faleke has blasted Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for donating cars and cash gifts to masquerades in his hometown of Okene during the last Ekwechi (Masquerade) festival in December 2017. Faleke […]

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[BREAKING] Ex-Gov of old Kaduna State, Lawal Kaita, is dead

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

Former Governor of old Kaduna State, Lawal Kaita, has died. He passed away on Tuesday at 86. Circumstances surrounding his death were still sketchy at at press time, other than that he died in Abuja about 5p.m. A security aide at his Katsina GRA residence said family members were still being expected as at 8p.m […]